Syrian delegation pelted with eggs in Cairo

A Syrian protester living in Egypt, right, attacks a member of the Syrian opposition delegation before the delegation was due to meet with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo Nov. 9, 2011. About a hundred protesters camped outside the Arab League in Cairo hurled eggs at a delegation of Syrian opposition figures who arrived there for talks on Wednesday, accusing them of working covertly for President Bashar al Assad's government.

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Members of the Syrian opposition delegation react as they are attacked before the delegation was due to meet with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo Nov. 9, 2011.

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A member of the Syrian opposition delegation is attacked before the delegation was due to meet with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo Nov. 9, 2011.

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Egg yolk is seen on the suit of Syrian opposition delegation member Abdul-Aziz al-Khair, right, after Syrian protesters prevented him and Hasssan Abdel Azzem, center, from entering the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Nov. 9, 2011. Protesters threw eggs at the four-member delegation saying they do not represent Syrians.

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A member of the Syrian opposition delegation. left, leaves after being attacked before the delegation was due to meet with Arab League Secretary General Nabil Elaraby at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo Nov. 9, 2011.

Syrian protesters prevented a delegation of opposition leaders with the National Coordination Committee (NCC) from attending their planned meeting with the chief of the Arab League. Some members of the opposition group accuse the NCC of opening dialogue with the regime, which the NCC denies. Full story.